I Will Take a Break at Academy - Chapter 322



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How to Live Immortally Episode 322

322 How about this gold piece?

“I understand why you contacted me to ask for help.”

It was probably sent in a hurry from the scene, so the brain waves were unstable and there might have been typos.

“By the way, since when has Miss One Day been like that?”

“A little over 22 hours.”

“It’s been almost a whole day.”

I had nothing but an uneasy feeling. Modern medicine has evolved rapidly along with the advancement of science.

Pre-surgery simulations alert us to the risk of medical accidents that may occur, and the ability of medical staff to control variables to monitor even the connection of nerve cells is at its peak.

Of course, it was absurd to compare the surgical speed to that of the 21st century, when everything was poor.

And yet 22 hours.

It was definitely a major surgery that required simultaneous organ culture and transplantation.

It was easy to guess what kind of condition Im Sol was in, hovering between life and death. It was also easy to guess why Baekseol couldn’t rest and was waiting anxiously.

But crying wasn’t the answer. Even if I were to return alive, it wouldn’t be worth it if I had this kind of face. Furthermore, Im Sol wouldn’t want Baek Seol to be this worried.

“Let’s go in, half of my face is gone.”

“… … The face doesn’t shrink that much because there’s a skull there.”

A flaccid, flabby Ttanji, like a deflated balloon. His personality, which was not susceptible to metaphors, seemed to be intact.

Gaon opened his mouth as he quietly grabbed Baekseol’s arm as if he couldn’t stop her.

“Oh my, what should I do with this gold piece?”

* * *

VIP lounge.

He pours a cup of coffee and hands it to Snow White.

“So what about Baekdu? Surely he’s not here without any training?”

“I’ve given all the necessary work instructions. Even if communications are paralyzed, that doesn’t mean we can’t use the internal intranet.”

Baekseol had gone through many hardships before becoming the president of Baekdu. As it was a position he had obtained with difficulty, he was constantly working hard to not forget his duty.

“But that won’t stop the stock price from falling.”

“It will be temporary.”

The accident was obviously bad news. But Baekdu was not the only one making a fuss about the unprecedented disruption of communications.

“So you don’t have to blame yourself.”

“Thank you. It’s comforting to hear that from a dependable younger sibling.”

Snow White finally smiled broadly, as if her tension had eased. At the moment when she seemed to have let go of her worries, a black shadow appeared behind her.

“There you are, Chairman. I’ve been looking for you for quite some time.”

A man with a square jaw and sharp eyes that seem uncompromising, not even thinking about hiding his hypertrophied trapezius muscles and reinforced with a frame, stands next to Baekseol as if it were a given.

Why do I feel like I’m being glanced at through the footsteps that pass by without a second thought?

But unlike Gaon’s feelings, the man simply bowed his head to Baekseol.

“You’re here. How’s the factory building going?”

“I think we should wait a little longer. It seems like the public prosecution has established a separate TF team. It would be more dangerous, so wouldn’t it be better to return to headquarters?”

“It’s dangerous?”

Gaon intervenes in the words that cannot be ignored.

But it was not Snow White but a man who answered that question.

“This is a matter that needs to be handled within the company. It is not something that outsiders can arbitrarily interfere with.”

“I’m an outsider?”

As if she didn’t know that she was Snow White’s younger sister, the man resolutely rebuked her as she was about to say something.

“Yes, even if you are the chairman’s younger brother.”

“Do you know me?”

“Tugwi, Baek Ga-on. I heard you’re quite famous in the industry. I don’t know if the rumors surrounding you are true or false, but the fact remains that you must be aware of your position.”

The man who had narrowed the distance added:

“If we interfere with management solely because of blood ties, the discipline of the organization will be undermined.”

“stop.”

Snow White’s eyes, resting her forehead on her throbbing forehead, shone coldly.

“That’s a bit unpleasant, Ivan. I don’t think you’re in a position to be telling me straight.”

“I’m sorry, but the hierarchy must be maintained. He may also be involved in ‘this incident’.”

“Who gave you permission to suspect my brother?”

“I apologize if I offended you. I just wanted to say that you have to keep all possibilities open. You never know.”

Is it to inherit Baekdu late?

He was a man who swallowed gossip, but Snow White could not have not heard it. It was right to hear it. The enemy within is what we must be most wary of. However―

“I don’t know who is abusing their authority. Apologize to this child immediately.”

The man standing in front of Gaon nods his head.

“I’m sorry, but I hope you understand. Someone had to point that out.”

“I don’t care.”

“I see.”

Snow White shook her head at his unyielding attitude.

“Haa, get out of my sight.”

“Then please call me anytime.”

The man leaves confidently as if he has done nothing wrong. Snow White, who had been glaring at his back, soon opens her mouth.

“I’m sorry. I made you suffer humiliation that you shouldn’t have. I guess it’s because I’m the new president that there are a lot of guys like that.”

Should we call it a competition of loyalty? The number of people desperately trying to catch someone’s eye has increased. At that moment, the absence of Im Sol can only be felt more and more keenly.

“It’s inevitable that you’ll be very aggressive at a time like this. Who else could you be?”

“Ivan Bergensky. He’s the one assigned to the special security unit to replace Sol-i while she’s away. I heard he’s from the same unit as her.”

“Your skills are trustworthy.”

Im Sol was a lieutenant colonel in the Mars Defense Forces. If we count back from decades before she entered Baekdu, it could be said that she was promoted at an early age.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with such a Lim Sol means that he has achieved no small feat in the military.

“Of course, there must be other reasons as well, right?”

“The house is a bit messy. No, it’s more on the annoying side. Do you know about Prime Solution?”

“Well, I don’t think it’s Megacorp since I haven’t heard of it.”

“Still, it is a force comparable to that of a large corporation.”

Prime Solutions.

They presented a different banner from other solution companies. They entered the industry by putting forward personnel who had served in the Mars Defense Forces.

Since most of the employees are veterans, the organizational culture is extremely rigid, but the well-established military discipline has attracted the attention of many clients.

It is only natural that everyone is fascinated by his expertise, which is different from that of the novice who accidentally enters the underworld.

Baekdu was also one of them.

Now, it is a company that has formed partnerships with Baekdu’s exclusive PMC and supplies manpower on a regular basis.

“Ivan is the son of the president of Prime Solutions.”

“In a word, he is the master of a partner company.”

“I’m not the eldest son who will take over the next generation, and I’m the third son, but I still can’t treat him carelessly.”

Disciplining Ivan, who was so rude, could have been done with a wave of the hand, but instead, he had to listen to Prime Solution’s whining.

That’s why Snow White was evaluated as annoying.

“Geumjogi was over there.”

Gaon didn’t care. The truth that he would encounter in life was not a single one of Ivan.

The important thing was somewhere else.

“What do you mean it’s more dangerous than that?”

* * *

‘It might not be an accident, but an incident.’

Accidents are the product of chance, events are the product of intention.

Gaon, who arrived at District 14, looked up at the fully automatic factory, commonly known as the Plant, built by Baekdu.

I heard that they purchased and expanded a factory that was up for sale to ensure a smooth supply of special-purpose Androids. It would be no exaggeration to call it a large-scale operation at this scale.

First of all, I heard that the cause of the accident was a chain of explosions caused by poor equipment management.

You can check for yourself whether that is true.

As I was about to step onto the augmented reality police line, an investigator with an armband flashed at me and beckoned me.

“This is a civilian controlled area. You are not allowed to enter.”

To him, Gaon secretly handed over the plastic business card he had received when he was invited to the emergency disaster response team.

[2nd District Police Agency Headquarters]

[5th ​​Grade Trainee Baek Ga-on]

Although it had no direct power, it was enough to change the expression of the indifferent investigator.

The startled investigator hurriedly gestures.

“Oh, it looks like the special agent called you. Come with me.”

The investigator went ahead as if he knew even though he was not given separate instructions.

A familiar face was waiting inside the massive crater that was expected to be the center of the explosion. A man with his eyes wide open, a sinister smile on his face—

“Mr. Gun?”

“I guess Mr. Gaon was curious too. Well, it’s a household matter.”

Although Jin Geon is a special agent in public affairs, it is unlikely that he would be carrying out reconnaissance work. So it was strange that he would be dispatched here in person.

“I didn’t know you would come forward. Wasn’t there something else that came first?”

“I guess it’s because of the circumstances. They even kicked out all the people waiting.”

The communications failure that struck all of Mars due to the negligence of Megacorp MTI has reached a point where it is causing secondary damage.

If the spark is not put out early, it is impossible to know how far it will spread, and even as a special agent, he cannot escape responsibility.

“Then I heard that there was an accident at Baekdu. I thought that I should step forward for Gaon.”

“Enough with the nonsense. So what do you think?”

“It’s neat.”

Jin-Geon snapped his fingers and summoned the report in front of Ga-On.

“Hmm. A short circuit caused by a faulty generator installed for emergency purposes reached the flammable materials stored in the warehouse, causing a chemical reaction, and the resulting chain reaction of explosions engulfed the factory… … .”

The confirmed casualties so far are 57.

It was by no means a small number.

It was then that Gaon, who was looking at the plant drawings attached to the report from a distance, opened his mouth.

“Isn’t this similar in principle to an IED?”

This is what is commonly called a priest bomb.

The plant was a factory that operated automatically from procurement of raw materials to production of parts and assembly of products.

Being self-sufficient means having all the tools necessary to commit a crime.

“As expected, Mr. Gaon recognized it right away. Yes, this is the work of an expert. He boldly selected and put together only tools specialized in firepower.”

It was something I couldn’t even think of doing without the relevant knowledge. Not only the internal schedule of the plant, but also Baekseol’s personal schedule had to be looked into―

“It’s not a coincidence.”

“Given the organized movement, I suspect there may be a specific group behind it.”

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